Hemidactylus alkiyumii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus alkiyumii

Name

Hemidactylus alkiyumii Carranza & Arnold, 2012

Holotype: BMNH 2005.1662, male, collected in October 2005 by S. Carranza, E.N. Arnold and D. Donaire (MorphoBank M95264–M95275).

Type locality: Tawi Atair, 610 m elevation, Dhofar region (South Oman), 17.11639’N 54.54861’E.

Etymology: The species epithet alkiyumii is a genitive Latin noun to honor Ali bin Amer Al Kiyumi, Director General of Nature Conservation of the Sultanate of Oman, for his knowledge and interest in the preservation of the biodiversity of Oman and for his help and support towards our ongoing studies on the reptile fauna of Oman.

Mentions

Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1977: 101 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1986: 283 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1986: 420 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Schätti and Desvoignes, 1999: 52 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — van der Kooij, 2000: 113 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Sindaco & Jeremcenko, 2008: 117 (part.)
Hemidactylus alkiyumii Carranza & Arnold, 2012

References

Carranza, S.; Arnold, E.N. 2012: A review of the geckos of the genus Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Oman based on morphology, mitochondrial and nuclear data, with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 3378: 1–95. Preview Reference page.